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- evoke something
to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind 引起，唤起（感情、记忆或形象） The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。 🔊🔊 His case is unlikely to evoke public sympathy. 他的情况不大可能引起公众的同情。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesHer face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity. 她虽然面带悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。 The novel vividly evokes the life of the Irish in Australia. 这部小说生动地再现了在澳大利亚的爱尔兰人的生活。 products that help evoke an old-fashioned mood 帮助唤起人们怀旧心情的产品 the actor's ability to evoke a variety of emotions 演员唤起人们各种各样情感的能力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- clearly
- effectively
- …
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
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- the ability to evoke something
- the power to evoke something
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense invoke a spirit or deity): from Latin evocare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of, from’ + vocare ‘to call’.